0524-0054 4-H Non-Substantive Change Request Cover Sheet

Non-substantive Change Request

OMB Control Number 0524-0054

4-H Conference

Date Submitted: May 7, 2025

Summary of request: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is requesting a change request to revise questions to align with E.O. 14168 Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government. NIFA is also requesting SPD-15 revisions on all forms and one minor language revision on all forms (under Demographic Information (Optional) heading, remove the words “diversity” and “inclusion” and substitute with “demographics” on all forms).

Description of Changes Requested: This request updates sex questions used in Leadership Interest Form, Registration Form, and Scholarship Form to be in accordance with EO 14168. Please check the boxes below if your request includes:

X Revision of an existing question(s)

• Deletion of an existing question(s)

Description of Changes to Burden (if applicable): n/a (no burden estimate change)

Other Considerations (optional): n/a

Table A: Description of Changes (optional, helpful if multiple changes to multiple forms):

Form	Type of Change	Question/Item	Requested Change
Leadership Interest Form	Question Revision	Question 14 Participant Affirmation, Checkbox 5 Non-discrimination Statement Demographic section	Change “Gender” to “Sex” and delete “Non-binary” and “I prefer not to share” Change “gender identity” to “sex” Revise non-discrimination statement to remove the terms “gender identity,” “gender expression,” and “sexual orientation” Remove the words “diversity” and “inclusion” and substitute with “demographics”
Registration Form	Question Revision	Question 15 Participant Affirmation, Checkbox 5 Non-discrimination Statement Demographic section	Change “Gender” to “Sex” and delete “Non-binary” and “I prefer not to share” Change “gender identity” to “sex” Revise non-discrimination statement to remove the terms “gender identity,” “gender expression,” and “sexual orientation” Remove the words “diversity” and “inclusion” and substitute with “demographics”
Scholarship Form	Question Revision	Question 14 Participant Affirmation, Checkbox 5 Non-discrimination statement Demographic section	Change “Gender” to “Sex” and delete “Non-binary” and “I prefer not to share” Change “gender identity” to “sex” Revise non-discrimination statement to remove the terms “gender identity,” “gender expression,” and “sexual orientation Remove the words “diversity” and “inclusion” and substitute with “demographics”

Attachments (if applicable): Leadership Interest Form, Registration Form, and Scholarship Form